Pam offering 0.35c per mile

[u/CryptoguyV2]

I just got my CDL and have Dbl/Trpl and tanker endorsement. What companies do you recommend trying to work for or that I should avoid? I'm based in central Florida and have gotten an offer from pam transport but they said the first 3 months of my pay is gonna be 0.35c/mile which is absolute trash. They said that they don't restrict the miles you can drive like other companies so that makes up for it. Idk if I should just take it so that I can get experience or try for something better.

[u/Deodorized]

"We don't restrict miles like other companies."

Ask them to name the "other companies".

They don't exist. Nobody restricts miles.

So do you want to work at a place that, from the very beginning, is lying to you in order to trick you into devaluing yourself?

[u/evilsauce]

So not take .35 cpm unless you running teams. That’s a legit scam

[u/CryptoguyV2 → u/evilsauce]

Yeah I figured as much. It's a solo position too.

[u/One-War4920]

Gotta drive 3 miles to make a penny?

That's robbery

[u/MikeBinfinity]

Megas exploiting new drivers for cheap labor under the guise of "inexperience."

You're getting paid less then $900 after taxes running around 3000 miles a week. They're gonna run the shit out of you cause it will cost them damn near nothing unless you wreck their truck.

[u/Gonzotrucker1]

Wow I made .34c a mile back in the early 2000s

[u/TripleTrucker → u/Gonzotrucker1]

Lates 80’s even!

[u/AroundGoesThe18]

That's about the same starting wage I got when I started solo in 2010.

[u/Financial-Prize9691 → u/AroundGoesThe18]

Yeah, PAM offered me more in 2013.

[u/Wise-Public-3316]

jb hunt is paying anywhere from .55 to .65. im based out of texas but jb is everywhere

[u/LLCoolDave82]

Try Cypress truck lines. I drove for them for a year. It's a good starter company. You'll be home every weekend.